I recently took portraits for The New York Times & Propublica for a story about how New York's DNA techniques have become tainted. Below are some of the lead images and outtake images. You can read the story here at The New York Times and at Propublica.

Clinton Hughes, a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society, is part of a team that has challenged the admissibility of DNA results from the two disputed techniques.

Clinton Hughes, a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society.

Clinton Hughes, a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society.

Mayer Herskovic’s recent conviction for a violent assault in 2013 relied heavily on DNA evidence analyzed by the New York City medical examiner’s office, using methods that are now disputed.